No strategy too small for tackling climate change
, right as the pandemic was hitting Austin. Since then, the county has reduced its emissions by improving energy efficiency in county buildings, adding electric vehicles to its fleet, and enacting one of the most ambitious remote work policies in the nation.
Commissioners had questions about certain contributors to emissions that were not in the presentation, like fugitive refrigerant chemicals that come from leaky air conditioners, and about how to help low-income people access more energy-efficient appliances. In a year, TNR staff will come back with a revised version of the 2020 Climate Action Plan, which will have"significant changes," according to staff.
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